If you long for a toasty snuggle on a
cold winter’s night, this compilation of original short stories inspired by the
magic of the holiday season—and more than a nod to Jane Austen—is fancied as a
sublime wintertime treat. On the heels of the summer anthology, Sun-kissed: Effusions of Summer, and
in concert with some of Meryton Press’s most popular authors, this romantic
anthology introduces more promising writers. With a robust mix of contemporary
and Regency musings, Then Comes Winter
rekindles passionate fires with equal wonder, wit, and romance.

Natalie
Richards is a writer, blogger, and singer. She started her
book review blog, Songs & Stories, in late 2010 after falling in love with
Jane Austen fanfiction. Her writing can also be found on Figment, the Darcy
& Lizzy Forum, TeenInk Magazine, and the Sun-Kissed: Effusions of Summer anthology. She resides with her
family in the Oregon countryside and currently works as a waitress.

Melanie
Stanfordreads too much, plays music too loud, is sometimes
dancing, and always daydreaming. She would also like her very own TARDIS, but
only to travel to the past. She lives outside Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her
husband, four kids, and ridiculous amounts of snow. Her first novel, SWAY, is coming December 29, 2015. You
can find her at melaniestanfordbooks.com, on Twitter @MelMStanford, and on
Facebook @MelanieStanfordauthor.

Linda Gonschiorhas entertained the art of writing
since elementary school but never allowed it to come to fruition until Pride and Prejudice lured her deeper
into the exploration of Jane Austen’s characters, relationships, and
“what-ifs.” Seventeen years after writing Reflections
as a short story, its publication as a full-length novel as well as the
subsequent A Tarnished Image has
opened up a new world with new friends and shared obsessions for all things
Austen. Living on a large acreage in rural Niagara, Linda shares her home with
her husband, son, cat, dog, and dust bunnies.

Suzan
Lauder’s enjoyment of variety is evident in her dynamic
career, food interests, hairstyles, and of course, her writing! No one story
can predict the style or setting for the next as Lauder continues to experiment
with her craft. Mad about historical research and learning new writing
techniques, she’s an active member at the Austenesque fan site, A Happy
Assembly. Her unique Regency romance with a mystery twist, Alias Thomas Bennet, was published by Meryton Press in 2013. Lauder’s
fascination with the Regency period inspired her creative blog series, the Thrift Shop Regency Costume Experiment,
a project that transforms found, re-used, discount, and vintage items into
quality, Regency-era outfits. The amusing and resourceful approach includes
original patterns, and it has garnered support from Regency and upcycling
bloggers and fussy Regency costumers. Lauder and Mr. Suze live on beautiful
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, with two tabby cats who supervise her projects.

Maureen
Lee Lenker is a writer, actress, director, and producer. She currently
works at the USC Libraries as a program assistant and is also working towards
an MA in Arts Journalism, reporting on arts, theatre, and entertainment. She
has written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. In The Biz, @ This Stage magazine,
and more. You can find her previous holiday romance story, “From Keats with
Love” in the Christmas Nookies anthology.
When not at USC, she works on theatre productions throughout Los Angeles. She
is a native Angelino who hates driving and cites peacoats and scarves as her
favorite clothing items. An Anglophile, she attempted to fulfill her dream of
attending Hogwarts by completing her master’s in British History at the
University of Oxford. She is a cockeyed optimist, life-long Janeite, rom-com
aficionado, classic movie buff, musical theatre geek, and general pop culture
enthusiast.

Beau
North is the author of Longbourn’s Songbird and the
founder of the podcast and website Rhymes With Nerdy She lives in Portland,
Oregon with her husband. You can connect with Beau on Twitter @BeauNorth or at beaunorth.merytonpress.com.

Brooke
West is a novice silversmith, proficient yogi, and expert
cat-wrangler. She lives in South Carolina with her son, fiancé, and three cats.
Find Brooke on Twitter @WordyWest.

Sophia
Rose,
a northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes region of the U.S., is a
quiet yet curious gal who dabbles in cooking, snooping about old places,
gardening, and is encouraged in her writing pursuits by an incredible man and
loving family. Writing has been a compelling need of Sophia’s since childhood,
and being a published author is a dream come true.

Denise
Stout dreamed about writing from an early age, guided along
the way by some special teachers who took an interest in her writing and
encouraged her to pursue her words in print. She loves to write stories about
strong women who strive for the best, sometimes faltering, but who always have
the fortitude to pick themselves back up again while finding love along the
way. A frequent contributor to FindSubscriptionBoxes.com, she also reviews
books, movies, and products. When not driving carpools, watching her boys play
sports from the sidelines, or volunteering, she loves to read. And write. And
watch Jane Austen adaptations. Denise lives in the Baltimore area with her
husband and three sons.

Lory
Lilian is a Romanian Pride
and Prejudice aficionado with a background in business. She has an awesome
daughter and the gentlest French bulldog ever. She fell in love with Pride and Prejudice when she was
thirteen and has read it about a hundred times since. The A&E television
mini-series in 1995 had a dramatic impact on her fascination with Darcy and
Elizabeth and inspired her to read and then start writing countless variations
about her favorite couple. Lory is the author of five Pride and Prejudice-inspired books: Rainy Days, Remembrance of the Past, His Uncle’s Favorite, The Perfect
Match, and Sketching Mr. Darcy. She is currently working on three more, all
at the same time.

Erin Lopez is a reader,
writer, wife and mother—although not in any particular order. While she reads
and writes in a variety of genres, she has a special place in her heart for
Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice
fan fiction. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where she met and
married her own “Mr. Darcy,” and they lived in Colorado and Arizona for a time.
During their stay in Arizona, they brought two delightful daughters into the
world and adopted a small, fuzzy dog. They have since returned to the Bay Area.

Anngela
Schroeder lives in California with her husband of fifteen years
and her three rambunctious sons. She has a degree in English with a
concentration on British Literature and a Masters of Education. She has a
slight obsession with Jane Austen and all things British. She enjoys traveling,
baking, and making her family's world a magical place. She has published two
other novels, The Quest for Camelot—book
one in the Daughter of the Roundtable Series, and Affections and Wishes, a Jane Austen-inspired, modern-day romance.
Follow her on Facebook, Anngela Schroeder-Author, and on Twitter @schros2000.

Christina
Boyd
wears many hats as she is an editor at Meryton Press, a contributor to Austenprose,
and a ceramicist for the Made in Washington stores under her own banner, Stir
Crazy Mama’s Artworks. A life member of Jane Austen Society of North America,
Christina lives in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with her dear Mr. B, two
busy teenagers, and a retriever named BiBi. Visiting Jane Austen's England
remains on her bucket list. On Twitter @xtnaboyd.